Esmeralda Meyer, Author at ABSA International

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Looking for Waterborne Diseases or Fungal Diseases resources to conduct your risk assessments?

The ABSA Emerging Infectious Diseases Committee (EIDC) collated resources that will help the biosafety professional conduct risk assessments for waterborne diseases and fungal diseases. The CDC says "every year, waterborne disease causes 7 million illnesses and $3 billion in healthcare costs in the US". The Waterborne Diseases toolbox (https://absa.org/topic/waterborne/) include resources for the US and abroad, includes publications, manuals for surveillance, applicable regulations, risk mitigation, and more. Human fungal diseases are increasing in importance globally and, unfortunately, the perception of their importance to public health is much lower than is required for an effective response. Fungal pathogens have not [...]

Esmeralda Meyer2024-05-01T08:41:03-05:00June 30th, 2023|

Updated ABSA LAI Database include ZIKV, Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1, SARS CoV-2, and Shiga Toxin

The ABSA International Laboratory-Acquired Infection (LAI) Database has posted new entries for the following pathogens or toxins. You can search partial terms using the asterisk (*), AND, OR: 2013- Shiga Toxin from Escherichia coli O157:H7: mixing six E. coli O157:H7 strains in a soil-biochar blend Unknown time- Zika Virus; Injection of a highly concentrated live ZIKV strain into a mouse, followed by blood withdrawal and sacrifice of the mouse 2021- SARS-CoV-2; Actual cause not identified. The article speculates that the researcher took off her PPE in the wrong order, starting with the "face mask." 2021- Monkey B virus, Herpes B virus, Macacine alphaherpesvirus [...]

Esmeralda Meyer2022-12-06T14:32:59-06:00December 6th, 2022|

Recent Updates to the EIDC Toolboxes January 2022

The ABSA International Emerging Infectious Diseases Committee (EIDC) continues to update the toolboxes for salient infectious diseases and other relevant topics such as antimicrobial resistance. The latest updates include the following: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Toolbox updates feature resources related to minimizing transmission of SARS CoV-2 from free-range animals to humans, recent peer-reviewed publications on SARS CoV-2 variants, transition from pandemic to endemic status of SARS CoV-2 transmission, COVID-19-related syndromes, CDC updates regarding isolation and quarantine timing. Lastly, the EIDC's resource titled Considerations for Handling Potential SARS-CoV-2 samples was updated to reflect the recent Federal Select Agent and Toxins Interim Rule published in [...]

Esmeralda Meyer2024-01-15T17:40:35-06:00January 21st, 2022|